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    Entry level fretless basses - suggestions?

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    Imho, you're in the dreadful zone of the 'entry-level' instruments. Fretless is a different playing experience. If you love it, you'll want to upgrade immediately. If not, you've spent too much money anyway. As with fretted, the body shape, neck, action, pickups, fingerboard, etc play a big part. Depending on the bass, you'll be almost forced to have flatwound strings. I for one hate the 'woody' feeling of say a rosewood f'board on fretless, and I hate flats. Others hate 'artificial' f'boards. I'd say try as many as you can first, see if you're comfortable. In the UK you guys are lucky to have many decent dealers. Maybe the fretless for you is an Ibanez GWB. Maybe a jazz type. Maybe you'll find it so awkward that you'll drop the whole idea. But don't do that based on a Harley Benton bought online. Chances of success are minimal, and you'll never know why.

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